豁达 (huò dá) — having a generous and optimistic outlook; not easily upset by trivial matters

Definition

豁达 describes a person whose broad, open mind keeps small troubles and grievances from bothering them. More inward and character-focused than 开朗 (cheerful, outgoing personality).

adjective
having a generous and optimistic outlooknot easily upset by trivial matters

Examples

  • 豁达,。
    Tā xìng gé huò dá, cóng bù gēn rén jì jiào.
    He is broad-minded and never argues with people.
  • ,豁达。
    Miàn duì shī bài, tā yī rán bǎo chí huò dá de xīn tài.
    Facing failure, he still maintains an optimistic attitude.
  • ,豁达。
    Dà jiā dōu xǐ huan hé tā xiāng chǔ, yīn wèi tā hěn huò dá.
    Everyone likes to be with him because he is very open-minded.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

达dábroad

Open and broad combine to describe a generous, unclouded mind.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
大
大dà达dá
Same sound today

This form 达 pairs 辶 (written in full as 辵) with 大 as a sound component.

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